Eagle Flask Industries Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, 2004 Supp (4) SCR 35. State of Jharkhand v Ambay Cements

1 SCC 368Supreme Court of India2005#690 most cited

What is Eagle Flask Industries Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, 2004 Supp (4) SCR 35. State of Jharkhand v Ambay Cements authority for?

When a statute mandates a specific procedure for an act and imposes severe consequences for non-compliance, that requirement is mandatory and must be strictly followed. This principle underscores the strict construction of taxing statutes, requiring compliance in the prescribed manner and no other way.

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State of Jharkhand v Ambay Cements · Ambay Cements 2005 SCC 368 · mandatory statutory requirement · strict construction of tax statutes · done in particular manner · section 43B(b) · section 36(va) · actual payment basis · disallowance of expenditure · compliance with prescribed procedure.

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Judgments citing Eagle Flask Industries Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, 2004 Supp (4) SCR 35. State of Jharkhand v Ambay Cements

BHUPENDRA FLOUR MILLS PVT LTD,BATHINDA vs. ITO, WARD 1(1), BATHINDA, BATHINDA

The appeal stands partly allowed in terms of out above order

ITA 54/ASR/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Amritsar20 Feb 2026AY 2017-18

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Shri Udayandasgupta, Jm आयकरअपीलसं. / Ita No.54/Asr/2025 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: 2017-18) M/S Bhupendra Flour Mills Pvt Ltd. Ito Ward - 1(1) बनाम/ Railway Road Central Revenue Building Bhatinda, Punjab – 151001 Civil Lines, Bhatinda Vs. Punjab - 151001 "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaccb-6192-P (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Sh. Sudhir Sehgal (Advocate) - Ld. Ar " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Sh. Farhat Khan (Cit) – Ld. Dr (Virtual) सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 05-02-2026 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement 20.02.2026 : आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Sh. Sudhir Sehgal (Advocate) - Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Farhat Khan (CIT) – Ld. DR (Virtual)
Section 10(37)Section 14Section 143(3)Section 145B(1)Section 194LSection 2Section 2(24)Section 36Section 4Section 45(5)

…dent is an authority only for what it explicitly decides, and cannot be extended to situations or statutory regimes which the Court did not consider. [See State of Orissa v. Sudhansu Sekhar Misra (1968) AIR SC 647; Union of India v. Major Bahadur Singh (2006) 1 SCC 368]. In the latter decision it was noted by Hon’ble SC XXXXX Therefore, the reliance placed by the assessee on these decisions to govern the post- amendment regime is misplaced. 66. With the introduction of Section 56(2)(viii) and Section 145B(1), Parliament has enacted a specific charging mechanism to tax interest received on compensation or enhanced…

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